Shabir Shah shifted to Kasturi Ward of Tihar Jail, DFP stages protest

Srinagar: Activists of J&K Democratic Freedom Party on Monday staged a protest here against what they termed as ‘ill-treatment’ with incarcerated Shabbir Shah in Tihar Jail.

Demanding release of Shah, who is a chairman of Democratic Freedom Party and senior Hurriyat Conference leader they said that despite being in bad health he is being persecuted in Tihar Jail.

Shah continues to languish in New Delhi’s Tihar jail after he was arrested by National Investigation Agency NIA from his Sanatnagar residence in July 2017.

Spokesman of DFP said, Shah was shifted to Kasturi ward of Tihar Jail meant for prisoners whose jail record or behaviour towards other inmates or towards jail staff is not good. “He has been placed in a small cell of the ward where he is unable to even spread his legs while sleeping.

Prisoners are shifted to Kasturi ward as punishment and Kashmir’s resistance leader Shabir Shah is virtually being punished in Tihar jail for advocating right to self determination of the people of Jammu Kashmir,” the statement issued on January 12 alleged.(KNO)